Only 9 days left now - we’re ready!
10 Days until the World Junior Wushu Championships!
We are 10 days out until the World Junior Wushu Championships, and the team from Wayland Li Wushu are ready to respresent Canada in Tianjin, China.
We’ve been training diligently and DAILY to make this Wushu dream a reality … and make Team Canada proud.
Let’s go!
Group A Athletes
Group B Athletes
Group C Athletes
Markham City Hall recognition 2025
On November 24, 2025, the City of Markham held a Community Recognition Ceremony for our athletes that competed in the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei for Team Canada. Our athletes were honoured with this recognition alongside our members of the Markham community that had outstanding achievements in sports, the arts, science, business and academics.
Congratulations to the following Canadian Wushu Team athletes:
Lia Tang-Ruggiero (Gold in Gunshu and Gold in Daoshu for Girls B Group)
Ryan Gao (Gold in Daoshu for Boys C Group)
Thea Dong (Silver in Daoshu for Girls C Group)
Eason Gao (Bronze in Qiangshu for Boys C Group)
Chris Gao (Bronze in Qiangshu for Boys A Group)
Venus Li (4th in Qiangshu, 5th in Jianshu for Girls B Group)
Marcus Li (4th in Gunshu for Boys B Group)
Amanda Sun (6th in Jianshu for Girls A Group)
Allen Liu (4th in Gunshu for Boys A Group)
The City put on a great event with the following activities: playing of the Canadian national anthem, awards handed out by Major Frank Scarpitti, individual and group photos, and a short reception with snacks.
Congratulations to all of our athletes and to Master Li and Coach Erica!!
Countdown to the Pan American Kungfu Championships!
We can’t wait for the 4th Pan American Kungfu Championships. Jia you!
We Celebrate our World Champions!!!
On December 18th, 2022, we held a celebration party for the 8 Wayland Li athletes that competed in the 2022 8th World Junior Wushu Championships. The party was attended by the athletes and their families, as well as the existing students, parents and supporters of our school. It was a great way to celebrate our team’s success on the world stage!
We would also like to thank all the generous donors that supported the team - your gesture is much appreciated!
Also, thank you to the team at Canada Newstar Talent for covering the event and interviewing our team members, Coach Erica and Shifu. Very cool!
Champions at the 2022 World Junior Wushu Championships!
Congratulations to the success of all 12 athletes from Team Canada, including 8 from Wayland Li Wushu, that participated in the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships! The event was held from December 3rd to 11th in Tangerang, Indonesia.
Key achievements:
Gold medal in Group B Gunshu, Silver medal in Group B Changquan and Bronze medal in Group B Daoshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Bronze medal in Group C Daoshu for Venus Li
Bronze medal in Group C Gunshu for Sophia Liao
Caleb Akai, Amanda Sun, Chris Gao, Allen Liu and Marcus Li finishing with top 10 or better placements in their respective divisions
Congrats to all of the Canadian athletes - you are all winners and represented Canada proudly
A very special thank you to the kind donors that supported with their generosity. Thank you very much!
Furthermore, thank you to all the parents and supporters during this competition. Great team work and collaboration all around!
And finally, a huge thank you and congratulations to Shifu for all of his efforts with our athletes. Jia you!
Team Canada champion featured in media for World Junior Wushu Championships
The media group Xinhua featured a series of photos from the 2022 World Junior Wushu Championships and covered a few of the athletes during their taolu routines.
Lia Tang-Ruggiero was featured in one of these photos during his bronze-medal Daoshu performance.
Check it out here!
We train for the 2022 Canadian Wushu Team Trials!
The 2022 Canadian National Wushu Championships will be held from July 28 to 31st in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We are super excited to be training and sending a superb team to the national team trial selections. All the best to all athletes and take this time to train hard!!!
The venue will be held at Lakehead University and will feature High Performance Wushu athletes, traditional Kungfu, Taiji and Sanda events.
Athletes that make the Canadian National team will have the opportunity to compete in the World Junior Wushu Championships this December, which will be held in Indonesia.
Good luck to everyone and train hard!!
加油！
Congrats World Junior Wushu Champions!
Congratulations to all seven champions from Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre that competed in the 7th World Junior Wushu Championships in Brazil! It has been a long road of training and we are so proud of each of you. Great job representing Team Canada!
A special mention goes out to Adam Shaltout for winning a bronze medal in Group C Gunshu, and Kai-Hsin Chang for winning a bronze medal in Group C Daoshu. Your achievements inspire us!
New Friendships Made at the 2017 U.S. Challenge
Congratulations to our 8 athletes from Wayland Li that competed in the 2017 U.S. Challenge IX (美国精英赛)!
The competition was held on 7 October 2017. It was organized by the U.S. Wushu Academy, as well as support from Kung Fu Magazine (TigerClaw), Zhao Changjun Wushu Academy and World Swordsmen Federation.
A special thank you to Mr. Christopher Pei and Coach Zhang Guifeng for the warm welcome and invitation. We enjoyed the spirit of competition and making new friendships!
Key Achievements:
- Two Group B athletes (Erica, Zeina) took home 2 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
- Five Group C athletes (Lia, Adam, Amanda, Kai-Hsin, Ian) took home 3 gold medals, 5 silver and 3 bronze.
- Wayland Li Martial Arts Centre placed second overall in terms of school competition division
